Saint Bernadette is one of those rare saints that has more than one feast day. Generally speaking, the feast day of any particular saint is the anniversary of their death, since it is on that day they slept to the world and awakened in Heaven.
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Saint Joseph and the 4th Sunday in Lent
Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary. Within the Catholic Church, this feast has the rank of Solemnity. To rank a feast as a Solemnity is to give it the highest importance. Solemnity Feasts celebrate a mystery of faith or an important event.
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Today is the forth Friday of Lent. It is a day set aside for abstinence. It is also the Feast Day of Saint Patrick. As a feast day for the Patron Saint of Ireland, the Irish have been granted a special dispensation. That means if you are Irish Catholics, Corned Beef is okay fine.
Continue reading “Saint Patrick’s Lenten Friday Feast”Good Morning Saint Bernadette
While today is not the official Feast Day of Saint Bernadette, it holds great significance, especially in France. In many ways, you could say that Saint Bernadette has two feast days.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Of all the saints, he is one of my favorite. It isn’t so much what he did with his life as what he left to the world. His teachings. His writings. Most of all, his inspiration.
Continue reading “A Saint’s Inspiration”A Feast of Conversion
God truly is amazing. He sees beyond what we can comprehend. He knew, before the creation of Adam and Eve that people would falter and fail. So it was that He had a plan.
Continue reading “A Feast of Conversion”Let the Light of Saint Lucia Illuminate Our Way
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Lucia, one of the earliest Christian Martyrs. She was killed by the Romans in 304 EC for no other reasons by her religious beliefs. In many parts of the world, the Feast of Saint Lucia and the Festival of Lights signal the beginning of the Christmas Season.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas. In many parts of the world, children receive gifts on this day. When Kiddo was growing up, it was a special day in our house. We celebrated all the commercial aspects of Christmas on December 6, leaving Christmas to a day reserved for Christ.
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Today is All Saints Day. It is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. That means we are obligated to attend Mass on November 1. The exception would be if November 1 should fall on a Saturday or Monday. Then the Obligation of Mass is moved to Sunday.
Continue reading “Celebrating All Saints’ Day”Saint Francis and Soft-Fried Tacos
I don’t know if I should say Poor Sant Francis, his feast day is shared with National Taco Day or to say how wonderful – a saintly day and a delicious supper, too. Any way you look at it, we’re the winners here.
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John the Baptist was the forerunner, the voice in the wilderness, crying out. He is mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus. He is revered as a major religious figure in both Christian and Islamic faiths. He is considered to be a prophet of God.
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On August 26, 1910 Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was born into a Kosovar Albanian family. She was the youngest child of Nikollë and Dranafile Bojaxhiu. Anjezë left home in 1928 at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland. There she learned English with the intent of becoming a missionary.
Continue reading “Mother Teresa and Garden Fresh Pico de Gallo 2”A Feast to Honor Saint Anne
While the canonical books of the New Testament never mention the mother of the Virgin Mary, traditions about her family, childhood, education and eventual betrothal to Joseph developed very early in the history of the church. Of course Mary had a mother. She was the maternal grandmother of our Lord.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene. She was an early follower of Christ, a financial supporter of His ministry, and present at two of the most important events of salvation.
Continue reading “The Layers of Mary Magdalene”Coq au Vin and Saint Joan of Arc
Today is Coq au Vin Day. Tomorrow is the Feast Day of Saint Joan of Arc. Coq au Vin is a French Classic. And Joan of Arc is the stuff of legends. It seems only fitting to bring these two celebrations together in one amazing supper.
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